An unique event is scheduled for this Saturday in Yarmouth to raise awareness about Operational Stress Injury. OSI refers to a persistent psychological difficulty caused by traumatic experiences...
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Post date: April 12, 2018
Every year, the Province of Nova Scotia recognizes those who dedicate their time volunteering.This year, a long time Queen's County volunteer from Acadia First Nation is one of 16 people from the...
Post date: April 12, 2018
If you're a mom who gave birth with the help of a midwife, your voice needs to be heard. That's the message that organizers of a province-wide rally are sending out. It will coincide with the...
Post date: April 12, 2018
A south shore school that almost closed earlier this year has just won a national prize.Petite Riviere Elementary was awarded $20,000 in technology from Staples Canada.The community school was chosen...
Post date: April 11, 2018
A plan is in the works for development in Lunenburg.Town Council have assigned Development/Planning Manager Dawn Sutherland to lead the formation of a steering committee.Their job will be to...
Post date: April 11, 2018
It's been law since 1985 in Nova Scotia but many still don't wear their seatbelts.The RCMP's Southeast Traffic Services covers Queens and Lunenburg counties.They fined 170 people last...
Post date: April 11, 2018
A 19-year-old Halifax man has been charged in relation to a breach on the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy website.Halifax Regional Police say the man faces the seldom used charge of...
Post date: April 11, 2018
A board governance framework will be presented to town council later this month. A meeting was held last night with town officials, stakeholders and the consulting firm of McInnes Cooper, which...
Post date: April 11, 2018
Bridgewater's Police Chief John Collyer appeared in Bridgewater Court today for a preliminary hearing on a charge of sexual assault and two charges of sexual exploitation in relation to a 17 year...
Post date: April 10, 2018
The Progressive Conservative MLA for Pictou Centre is pushing for a change to the Nova Scotia Driver's Handbook.Pat Dunn would like to see a small practice known as the Dutch Reach, included in...
Post date: April 10, 2018
It appears Nova Scotians feel their roads are in pretty good shape.The CAA's Worst Roads Campaign is currently underway and only four roads from our province are currently in the top ten.Two are...
Post date: April 10, 2018
Acadian groups have been caught off guard by amendments to a government bill regarding minority ridings. The changes to Bill 99 would affect the terms of reference of an electoral boundaries...
Post date: April 10, 2018
Coproral Jennifer Clarke tells Acadia News that the accident involved five vehicles and happened on Highway 103 in Eel Lake just after 4 p.m. Monday. She says it occurred in a construction zone...
Post date: April 10, 2018
911 dispatchers are a lifeline to police on the beat. The RCMP want to pay tribute to dispatchers during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week which runs until April 14. In 2017, the...
Post date: April 10, 2018
A devastating mix-up in the Humboldt Broncos crash with the coroner in Saskatchewan misidentifying one of the victims.Xavier Labelle had been previously confirmed dead but is, in fact, alive while...
Post date: April 09, 2018